Deactivate or delete BugTrace

This guide shows what BugTrace changes when you deactivate or delete it. It also shows how to clean up.

When you deactivate BugTrace #

BugTrace turns all four debug settings off in wp-config.php:

define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', false );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', false );

It saves a copy of the file first, called wp-config-backup.php.

If wp-config.php is not writable, BugTrace does not change it.

When you delete BugTrace #

BugTrace deletes its plugin files. These things stay on your site:

What stays	Where
The four debug lines (set to off)	wp-config.php
The copy of your config file	wp-config-backup.php, next to wp-config.php
Your debug log	wp-content/debug.log
BugTrace settings (four small options)	Your database

The settings in the database are small. They do nothing when BugTrace is deleted.

Clean up after you delete BugTrace #

1. Open your host’s File Manager.
2. Delete wp-config-backup.php if you do not need it.
3. Delete wp-content/debug.log if you do not need the old errors.
4. You can keep the four debug lines in wp-config.php. They are set to off.

Do and don’t #

• Do download your log before you delete BugTrace, if you need it.
• Don’t delete wp-config.php. Delete only wp-config-backup.php.